Chelsea Layne

A Few Engagements

2010-05-28T09:19:00.004-06:00

2010-04-29T09:21:00.002-06:00

Yep it's official now! Dave and I have been so happy and we actually decided that we wanted to get married on Easter Sunday but we had some things to get in order to make it official. He went to my dad and had an interview and asked for this ring. It is my grandma Haruko's ring. She passed away ten years ago and my dad has had this ring waiting for me ever since. I couldn't believe it when Dave got down on his knee and asked me to marry him holding my grandma's ring in his hand! We had already known we were getting married but seeing him with my grandma's ring was just an amazing thing. What's even more amazing.... it fits!!! Yep it's just the right size and it's beautiful. So expect invitations soon! July 17th.... here we come!

My Man :)

2010-04-12T11:48:00.004-06:00

So not much has changed... I still work at the same place, still go to school, still live with Lee and Ashley in Roy... oh and I've met the most amazing man and I'm super happy! His name is Dave Baker and we've been together for a month... yup that's right, a month! It's been a wonderful month and I'm happier than ever with him. Things have happened really fast but I feel so comfortable and at peace about being with him. There will be more news to come in the near future... you can count on it! But for now I just wanted to share how much I love him and how happy I am :)

The Latest....

2010-01-27T11:58:00.002-07:00

Well for those of you that may not already know, Tyler and I have gone our seperate ways. He's an amazing person and it was hard to let him go, but in the end, it was the best decision for both of us. He told me to tell my family, immediate and extended, that he loved them and to thank them for welcoming him with open arms. The one thing I have to keep remembering is this... "Sometimes you love, and you learn, and you move on... and that's ok"

Being a Big ;)

2010-01-22T11:11:00.002-07:00

So I decided that something was missing in my life... I needed to do something outside of my own little life. So I signed up with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program! I did it back in March and from various complications it hasn't worked out until now! They called me last week with a girl that they matched with me. I met her last night and she's a super cute little girl. She's 8 years old and we're going to have a lot of fun together! I just thought I'd share cause I'm really excited about it. It's a one year commitment and I'm ready for the challenge ;)

New Years!

2010-01-17T17:37:00.007-07:00

For New Years, Tyler and I hung out with April and Adrew, some newlywed friends of ours. We played guitar hero, games, and watched some episodes of The Office :) Then we made breakfast at midnight. This year seems to be starting off on a good note ;) Rockin on into the New Year!

We played a game and Tyler kicked butt! It was really fun ;)

Toasting the New Year!

Cookin eggs and butterin toast! What a good team we are!

Breakfast at midnight ;) SOOOOO YUMMY!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-17T17:30:00.005-07:00

Christmas was really fun this year! Tyler and I spent Christmas Eve with the Keatons. Then we did the run around Christmas Day. Starting off with visiting Tyler's mom and Grandma, then going to my brother's house for my Dad's side of the family, then to Tyler's to spend time with his dad then to my mom's for dinner. Phew! That was a crazy day! Crazy... but really great ;)

Tyler and I had our own little gift exchange on Christmas Eve. It was really fun ;)

Christmas Cookies!!!

Tyler and I tagged along with the Keatons for caroling at the hospital. It was really cool to see their smiles and dancing along ;)

I gave all the Keatons rub on tattoos for Chrismtas. They were awesome and we all looked super cool ;)

GRADUATION!

2009-12-18T16:28:00.009-07:00

Yep I did it! I just finished my Associates Degree from Weber State University. Sure it's just an Associates but at least I can say I accomplished something over 2 1/2 years of school! It was fun to walk in my purple gown and funky fresh cap ;) Now I just have another 2 1/2 years to go!
I had a few people comment on how cool my hat was... at least I have some flair ;)

This is the President of the college. She asked if I had any plans and I told her "lots of school"

How cute is this!? Yeah he brought me flowers and sat through the whole commencement holding them. He's such a stud ;)

He's not quite used to my photo crazy mom yet ;)

What a great family I have!

Thanks for making this such a special day everyone!

Endings and New Beginnings

2009-12-07T14:38:00.007-07:00

Well... the semester is over and I'm getting my associates degree! Yep I'm a graduate... wierd! It's been a good experience so far and I'm excited to keep working towards my bachelors degree.

About a month ago I said goodbye to an amazing guy. Luckily for me, when I came to my senses, he was willing to give me another shot! He's great and we're having a lot of fun together. I guess Santa brought my present early this year ;)

Major Update!

2009-11-07T14:59:00.013-07:00

Ok so I need to do some major catching up! I forgot about my blog for a long time until someone reminded me I had one! haha So here's what's going on... I live with Lee and Ashley now and it's been great! I forgot how much I loved having Ashley around for girl talk ;) I am finishing my Associates Degree this semester... trudging through Micro Biology... ugh! I love school though and I've made some great new friends. I got to see my neices for Halloween and they were darling! Life has been crazy with a lot of unexpected turns but i know that it's all just part of the journey. Someday maybe I'll understand it a little better ;)

So here's a few things I've been up to...

We had a black and white dance for the stake and these are some of my friends, Eric and Nick. They called this the Chelsea sandwhich! haha

Me and some of my girlfriends from the singles ward.

We had a great time getting our groove on!
This is me all dressed up for Witches Night Out! It was a great time and Ashley does miracles with make up! If you've never been, you should try it out next year!

The whole witchy gang! Such a fun girls night!

My super friend Becky and I had a blast! Little do others know... we dress like this all the time ;)

This is Tyler. We got set up by mutual friends and spend a lot of time together over the last while. Ambrielle loved him! I think she mostly liked sprawling out and watching tv with him!

This is us together. He was pretty awesome but in the end, it just wasn't right...

we are still friends though ;)

Yeah I was a princess... didn't have time for anything creative so I just used a dress from a high school dance I went to. Still fits... haven't changed a bit ;) I won a word search contest at my office Halloween party and got a cool candy dish! Oh and did I mention there was candy inside?!

the latest...

2009-08-02T09:17:00.002-06:00

Well I'm still in the process of moving in with Lee and Ashley. So far it's been pretty great! I miss my queen size bed but other than that it's pretty fun. As of friday night Nathan and I broke up. He was so great but it just wasn't meant to be. I feel like it was the right decision even though I will miss him. I have a new niece JENNA! She's so darling and I'm so excited to have another niece to play with! Anyway that's what's new with me... :)

4th of July in Dallas!

2009-07-07T15:32:00.007-06:00

Here's the basic rundown of my 4th of July weekend in Dallas with Nathan!

I flew in Friday morning and we went to lunch and went to the mall. It was fun because I was helping Nathan to pick out some new clothes! I love shopping for other people! He took my advice and got some new shirts and jeans and some flip flops... sexy ;) Starting off our 4th of July Celebration with a picture ;)

For lunch we went to Joe's Crab Shack and Nathan has his first taste of Alaskan King Crab legs! I am not as skilled as my mother with cracking them open but we managed just fine. Nathan pricked his hand on one of them and it was still red when I left a couple days later. But I'm sure my mom would agree that it's worth it ;)

On the 4th of July we went to the State Fair Park. There were some cool museums that were free all day and lots of booths and stuff. There were pretty parks and a butterfly habitat even. This is a picture of us hanging out in the shade at the park. Unfortunately the "Texas Star" ferris wheel was not running that day :( It was so hot and I got pretty sick from being outside so much. We had to take refuge in a little cafe and had some ice cream. The fireworks lasted a half hour and they were amazing! At the end of the day I was still feeling sick and Nathan was really sweet and gave me a back massage and a headache massage that I kinda showed him how to do. He took good care of me :) I felt bad that I was so blah that day but he was great about it :)

On Sunday we wanted to go to the Dallas temple, just to see it. It was cool because it's nestled in this nice little neighborhood away from the city. It was a gorgeous temple even though we could only see it through the gate since it was Sunday.

Monday was just a random day. We just hung out and took our time relaxing and talking. We did a lot of driving around just wasting time until we had to go the airport. We were both kinda feeling down knowing that I was leaving and it'd be a while before we'd see eachother again. We sat at the airport for a while just waiting till the last minute we could until I had to catch my plane. These weekends are nice but the goodbyes are never fun.

It was a great trip and hopefully the next couple months will go by fast.

Up and Coming

2009-06-26T11:43:00.002-06:00

UPDATE ON THE LAST MONTH....

We had a family reunion this week but I was only able to attend for one evening.

I spent some time with my dad for Father's day at his barbeque.

I spent a few days last week with Nathan's mother who was in town for her daughter's band camp at BYU. We went to dinner and she met my family. It was really fun to meet her and she's very nice. Can't wait to meet the rest of his family ;)

I hit my 3 year anniversary at my job. Yep I've been here for 3 years! Pretty crazy huh!?

Other than that I've just been enjoying the wet weather and low temperatures. I'm not looking forward to the summer!

AS FOR THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP...

Well my brother and his wife will be havin a baby sometime in the next few weeks! I can't wait to meet her ;)

I'm going back to Dallas to see Nathan for the 4th of July!!! I think it'll be a blast and I am just really excited to see him again. Distance is really hard to deal with sometimes.

My lease is up at my apartment at the end of July and it looks like I'll be moving again. It's not decided yet where... but I'll know after I get back from Dallas ;)

Anyway that's what's going on with me :)

FLOWERS!

2009-05-29T14:35:00.002-06:00

So I was at work today just pluggin along and I got a page to come to the front desk. Awaiting me were these amazingly beautiful flowers! I've never had flowers sent to me before so I was completely surprised :) They were from my wonderful boyfriend Nathan thanking me for a fun weekend. Isn't that the cutest thing ever!? They smell amazing and they look gorgeous!

My trip to Dallas...

2009-05-26T14:55:00.010-06:00

Well it finally happened! I went to Dallas over Memorial Day Weekend to see Nathan, the best boyfriend ever! :) We spent our time roaming the streets of downtown Dallas just exploring. We went to some cool museums, an aquarium, and ate at some awesome restaurants. We also took the time to just chill and watch movies and talk. It was so fun to spend 3 days with him, but it definitly didn't seem like enough.

My favorite story is about our first kiss... it's really awesome...

On the first day I was there, we were walking to a restaurant a few blocks away. We hadn't even held hands or anything at this point. We came up to a guy holding a bundle of roses and he he said, "here miss, this is on the house!" I reached out and took the bouquet. He said, "...if you kiss him." Nathan and I just kinda looked at eachother and I went in for the kill! I've never been the one to kiss a guy first but it was kinda fun. After we kissed the guy said, "woooo she likes kissin on you! Free for the lady, $2 for the gentleman." Haha. Nathan had just spent the last of his cash on parking but I had $1 on me. The guy switched out my bundle for a single pink rose. So I paid for my own rose! haha now isn't that a great story!?

The scupture garden at the Dallas Museum of Art. It was really pretty and green there.

A cool little spot in Downtown Dallas. There's artsy stuff all over the city.

This is one of my favorites.

We went to the Dallas World Aquarium. It also had zoo animals. It was really neat because you felt like you were in the jungle the whole time! We spent a half hour just sitting in the tunnel where the sharks swim all around you. It was really cool!

Our little photoshoot was fun and some turned out pretty darn cute!

It was so hard to say goodbye. We just sat at the airport till I had to get through security. Wasn't fun, but we know we'll see eachother again, even if it's not for a while.

How life can change...

2009-05-06T10:16:00.004-06:00

Well I haven't blogged in a while... not even sure anyone looks at it anyway but I guess it's fun either way. I moved to a new townhouse in February with 2 new roommates. It's been so much fun and it's a great place to live! I even love the sound and the shaking walls as the trains go by every night. I finished my spring semester at Weber State.... haven't gotten my final grades yet but I'm pretty sure I got 2 B's and 3 A's so I felt pretty good about that! I'm taking the summer off school due to lack of funding but should be finishing my Associates after Fall Semester. I'm still at the same job, come June 1st I'll have been here 3 years... wow how time flies!

After swearing off dating for a year (starting this January) I already missed my goal. The plan was to spend a year without dating of any kind but I guess there were other plans in store for me. I have struggled with telling people exactly how this all happened but now I feel that it doesn't matter how, it only matters that it did happen, that it is happening and I couldn't be happier! About a year ago I was bored and needed to find some new people to talk to. I got on to the LDS singles website, strictly to make some new friends, not for the purpose of dating. I met 3 people that way and I am still friends with all of them today! So it can be useful for making friends. One of them is Nathan. He's from Missouri. He started talking to me and we have kept in touch for the last year through emails and instant messaging. We've been a support to eachother, giving dating advice, listening to our complaints, and just being good friends. I felt like I could open up to him really easily because he was so far away and there was no threat or worry of him judging me or knowing any of the people I talked to him about. We became good friends and then he left to go into the Air Force in January. While in Basic Training he didn't have ways to communicate with me. When he got done and moved on to his next level of training in Mississippi, he found me on facebook and we started talking. This time we exchanged phone numbers and he called me, this was at the beginning of April. At this point I still didn't really have any intention of dating him, he was way too far away anyway. We have talked on the phone everyday since then. Even though we've never met face to face, we have grown really close through our many phone calls. We've talked on webcams so we know what we look like and how we act and so on. He's amazing and I couldn't be happier to be his girlfriend, even though we're miles apart and have never even hugged! I'm planning on going to visit him when he goes to his next level of training in Texas. We're thinking it'll be around June. Believe me I know this all sounds crazy but we are so good for eachother and I couldn't be happier... well unless he got stationed in Utah at Hill AFB... then I'd be over the moon happy :)

General Conference (Spring '09)

2009-05-06T09:55:00.004-06:00

I had the awesome opportunity this spring to be in the choir for the Saturday Afternoon session of General Conference. It was so amazing and a once in a lifetime experience. Don (my uncle) is the choir director for the Univeristy of Utah Institute Choir. He does an amazing job and I'm so glad I got to spend the semester with him ;) This is my choir... well ok it's Don's choir but I'm there!

Yep that's me! This is a picture of the actual broadcast on TV!

These pics are really small but this is Kaija and I with our security badges at the rehearsal.

My 24th Birthday

2009-05-06T09:34:00.013-06:00

For my family birthday the Keatons came over to join in the fun! We played Quelf... the funnest game ever! It was a fun night with everyone there!

My darling niece helped me blow out the giant candle (my mom never seems to have birthday candles in the house) on my Boston Cream Pie Cake... it was so amazing!

I had a party with my friends the next day. We went to TGI Fridays for the best salmon pasta concoction ever invented! I was happy so many of them could make it :)

Trevor is going to town on that rib! Dominic and Josh were so goofy that night!

My newly wed friend Kelsie! She's a doll ;)

Brad and Kaija... and no I'm not choking Brad :)

Here's Kym, Nick, Chace, Kelsie and Paul. I had a few friends that we saved seats for that ended up not being able to come so Paul was all alone ;)

And on this side there's Paul, Trevor, Dominic, Josh, Brad, Riley, Kaija and Rachel

who wouldn't look at the camera, even for my birthday!

These are a few of my friends that came over after the dinner for some cake.

A few more showed up later for a movie. It was a great birthday :)

HOCKEY NIGHT!

2009-02-21T23:14:00.004-07:00

So I needed a good ol' hockey night with the guys... and it was everything I could've wanted! Paul and Zeb were great hockey buddies and the Grizzlies won! It was a great game with some great fights. ;) I love hockey!!! Me and my Hockey Buddies!

Zeb and me... we're pretty goofy!

Paul and me. Yeah I have an interesting face... haha

It was such a fun night! Thanks guys!

ROCK NIGHT!

2009-02-13T16:12:00.006-07:00

My single's ward had a Rock Night for FHE and we were supposed to dress up like rockstars and we had 2 sets of Rock Band and one Kareoke machine (thanks Kristy)!

It was so fun to dress up and act a little crazy!

Me and Kaija showing how awesome we are!

Nick and I sang "Party for Two" and it was hillarious! Becky and me singing "Leave the Pieces"

Random Stuff

2009-02-13T15:56:00.010-07:00

So I haven't really done much with my blog lately cause I haven't had anything major going on. But here are some random things that have been happening since Christmas...

Kelsie and Chace had a beautiful wedding and I'm glad I got to be a part of it. I miss you guys!

Wasn't she a beautiful bride?! Love you Kels!

This is my girl Ambrielle and I thought this picture was darling. It was from a double 50th birthday party for my aunt's Jean and Joan.

Kristy came to visit and we had a sleepover. We're both totally addicted to facebook and I thought it was funny we both checked it at the same time and I started an instant message with her. We were really tired so it's ok that we were being dumb ;)

Having fun at the ZOO with Rachel and Paul! I don't know why but lately I just love the ZOO!

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KEATONS!

2008-12-30T10:47:00.007-07:00

This year I got to spend Christmas Eve/Morning with the Keatons. They were so much fun and we had a great time! The evening was filled with service and spirituality and made the holiday just that much more meaningful. It was a really great Christmas! At the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. We went to see the Joseph Smith movie just like last year and it was amazing yet again! My favorite part is at the end when Gentry and Ben were both crying and they both said, "I hate this movie." haha

Caroling at the hospital in Bountiful on Christmas Eve. This is Charlotte. She followed us everywhere and even tried to sing along. She was so sweet!

Christmas Eve Sugar Cookies :)

Dog pile on Christmas Morning!

Thanks you guys for being so awesome and letting me share the holiday with you!

My First Tree Of My Own!

2008-12-22T11:11:00.009-07:00

This is my friend Rachel... she helped me get my tree and set it up in the stand.

It's such a cute tree and smells like heaven!

I worked long and hard in my awesome pj's! I haven't really been into Christmas this year but doing the lights on my tree really helped get me into the spirit!

Isn't she beautiful! 2 hours, 1200 lights (6 boxes) It was so worth it! My momma taught me well! :) However she would've used twice as many lights and ended up with scars on her hands!

2008-12-22T11:04:00.003-07:00

So the weekend after Thanksgiving the Keatons invited me to go with them to This Is The Place... whatever it's called... in Salt Lake. Don's choir was caroling and we went to see them. It was a lot of fun and it's the first time I've ever been there. It was fun to walk around the old fashioned village and especially to see the live nativity in an actual stable. It was really special. Thanks Keatons for being so fun and letting me join! My favorite peeps in the world! Aww... group hug ;)

Ben is a great dancer! It takes 2 to Tango.... or something like that!

Brother Brigham took a minute to pose with us! Aw... love these kids!

ZOOLANDER!

2008-12-08T13:01:00.004-07:00

My Zoolander Movie Night with the hottest boys in town. Just because they have chisled abs and stunning features doesn't mean they can't not too die in a freak gasoline fight accident!

Nick, Josh and Jensen... so studly ;)

2008-11-28T11:52:00.006-07:00

So this Thanksgiving my roommate Brittany and I decided to do it all on our own! We had so much fun shopping and getting ready. We made a huge feast and had a really great holiday!

Brittany does potatoes and I stuff the bird!

This is Wilbur the Thanksgiving Chicken ;)

Our table was gorgeous and we had enough food to feed both our families! haha We had artichokes as an appitizer. The rest of the meal was made up of Chicken, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Stuffing, Potatoes, Rolls and Banana Pudding and Pumpkin Pie for dessert.

I am so proud that I made a real Thanksgiving meal... I'm finally an adult!

We sure had a great Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving....

2008-11-21T13:41:00.003-07:00

So I decided with Thanksgiving coming up that I would let everyone know the things that I am most thankful for. I've been keeping a gratitude journal this year... writing 3 things that I'm thankful for each day. It's been a good experience I love to look back and read what I've written, whether it's a simple as being grateful for a really good artichoke or something far deeper, like my gratitude for Joseph Smith. So here's a list of some of the things I am thankful for in my life, in no particular order...

1. My relationship with Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father. Without this strength in my life, I would be completely lost! This includes Prayer, the Scriptures, Church, Institute... all that great stuff!

2. SCHOOL! I've been wanting to go back to school for so long and I'm so happy that I now get to fulfill that dream. I love it so much and hope to continue learning my whole life!

3. Music. Anyone who knows me will understand. I love music... all aspects of it... dancing, singing, playing, listening, leading, concerts... you name it! Music is such a big part of my life and I'm so glad to have a love for it.

4. My family. Sure we have our problems like every family but overall I love my famliy... originals and add-ins! :) I'm also very thankful for my extended family members that have been so wonderful in my life... you're all amazing! How'd I get so lucky!? And I'm proud to say many of you spill over to the next section...

5. My friends. When I think about all the people in my life that are there for me, who listen when I need help, and the fun times I've had... I feel so lucky to have had such great friends! This also includes Dan... who has been such a help to me over the past few months when I really needed someone to cheer me up and keep me from falling apart.

6. My job. I have great co-workers and my bosses are amazing. They've been so supportive of me going to school and are great at working with my schedule.

7. My apartment. It's so awesome! I'm less than a mile from work, school, and the freeway. It's cute and fun and my room is ginormous! The best part is, it's affordable ;)

8. The internet... namely Facebook and Myspace ;) I am so glad that we have the ability to keep in touch with people so easily! I can talk to friends I haven't seen in years that live far away and it's like a little community. I love that we have so much available at our fingertips.

9. My heritage. I'm so thankful that people have done geneology in my family so that I know where I come from. Both sides of my family are amazing. I miss my grandma terribly but I'm glad I had the chance to know her and feel some pride for my Japanese background.

10. Life Experiences. Life's tough... but it's what makes us who we are. Rocks don't get polished without some abrasion... (blame it on my geography class). I'm so thankful to have been through all of life's ups and downs that have made me the person I am.

Various Music, TV and Films... The Office, Switchfoot, The Pirates of the Caribben Movies, Christian Bale Movies, Musicals... especially White Christmas, Josh Groban, Rascal Flatts, My Boys, October Road, LOST, The Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride, and so many more... I know it's silly to be thankful for such trivial things, but I've learned from them and spent many hours enjoying their magic.

Various foods... Salmon, Artichokes, Alfredo, Cauliflower and Broccoli ;) Love you guys! haha

And last of all... I'm thankful for memories. I'm thankful that we can keep special moments with us always in the form of photographs, journals, letters, home movies (skipping) and just the memories we keep with us. Thank you for being a part of those memories. :)

My Brave Little Toaster Moment... sort of...

2008-11-11T10:06:00.003-07:00

So anyone that knows me at all will tell you that I'm terrified of just about everything ;) Well this Halloween I wanted to be a brave little toaster and agreed to go to the Haunted Hollow. I was such a baby! I seriously was screaming my head off all night long! Poor Dan (took the picture) was playing my personal tour guide/support system as I buried my face in his shoulder most of the time. I got so scared once that I choked on my gum! I know it's not real or anything but hen those crazy folk jump out at you, or you're walking through a dark tunnel and can't see anything, or you trip on a step... haha... I just can't handle it! Thank heavens we were in a group and I had a big strong boy there to get me through!

It's Halloween... Punk!

2008-11-11T10:00:00.005-07:00

I love Halloween! Two years ago I was a Gothic Princess... Last year I was an 80's Pop Star. So this year I decided to do something in between. I loved it! I really could dress like this every day! haha

The Basic Rundown

2008-11-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

Well here I am... blogging! I guess I'll just do a quick update of where I'm at in life...

I am back in school finally! I started again this fall and I'm taking 13 credit hours. I love it! I can't believe the semester is almost over! Next semester I'll be taking 15 credit hours and I'll finish my Associates Degree!

I'm still working at Coldwell Banker... I've been here 2 1/2 years! I love the people I work with and it's been a real blessing that my boss works around my schooling.

I'm living in Layton in an apartment with 2 roommates and we're getting along just fine. I love my apartment, it's so stinkin cute! ... and affordable ;)

I have two adorable nieces that are just amazing! I love getting to spend time with them. Other than that I'm living up the single life and trying to balance everything! It's not as easy as it seems ;) But I'm always busy and it makes time fly by. I like it that way!